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BHFT Lead for Right Care, Right Person | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 18 March 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £60,983 - £70,536 per annum (Incl. HCAS) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 April 2024 |
| Location: | Bracknell, RG12 2UT |
| Company: | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6162834/371-MHS331 |
Summary
Mental Health Right Care, Right Person Lead.
Following the implementation of the Right Care, Right Person strategy, we have an opportunity to recruit 1 wte Band 8b Right Care, Right Person Lead for Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust.
We are looking for a capable, reliable, highly organised, warm, and dynamic registered healthcare professional who has previous experience of working at a strategic level and in managing complex multi-agency relationships and has extensive mental health clinical experience as well as extensive knowledge of the Mental Health Act. As the Right Care, Right Person Lead you will work closely with the Mental Health Urgent Care Services, with a specific focus on the Health based Place of Safety at Prospect Park Hospital, Thames Valley Police, Multi-Disciplinary Teams and Stakeholder providers to support the development of liaison across services to ensure comprehensive responses and processes for supporting patients to receive the appropriate care and response for their healthcare and social needs. We are keen to recruit a clinician with excellent presentation and communications skills and a proven track record of teaching and developing good working relationships across multiple services and settings.
Berkshire Healthcare has an Outstanding CQC rating and a culture where everyone has a voice and where service users and staff collaborate to make positive change.
Main duties of the role
Professionally support from a practice lead perspective the strategic overview of the Mental Health Act 1983 (as amended by the 2007 act) and the Human Rights Act 1998 and be responsible for the operational development and strategic leadership of the Place of Safety and Thames Valley Police Mental Health Development and Liaison work across the Trust.
• Ensure that our mental health Place of Safety consistently meets the requirements of broader legislation which impacts on the MHA, the MHA Code of Practice. The post holder will be an expert resource and source of advice to the Trust, clinicians and other professionals, patients, and relatives as required.
• Identify and mitigate risk to the trust in relation to MHA and Code of Practice compliance specifically in relation to the Place of Safety and by influencing and embedding consistent practice at all levels within the organisation, to ensure quality and safety of patient care as well as Trust reputation with regard to the Mental health Act and its application within the framework of ‘Right Care Right Person’.
• Analyse and interpret highly complex health and social care related enacted proposed legislation, Children's Legislation, and any case -law and associated guidance, and legal commentary to consider and advise on the potential impacts for patients and the trust, taking appropriate action where necessary.
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.
We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.
Benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
• Free parking across Trust sites
Lead and influence at all levels within the organisation becoming the strategic lead for the Trust for current and any new MHA legislation implementation.
Some of the must haves for you to be considered for this role:
• Registered Healthcare Professional (e.g. RMN, S/W)
• Extensive previous experience of managing a complex mental health caseload in the community.
• Expert knowledge of the MHA and extensive experience in the application of the legislation.
• Previous experience of teaching and facilitating workshops.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to use these both on the ward and in other internal/ external forums and situations.
This advert closes on Monday 25 Mar 2024
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